This
newsletter provides you with the status and final report from TMNA Development
& Zoning Task Force which has been working with Provident Realty Advisors
(PRA) and the City Plan Commission.After the Plan Commission’s decision on August 12 to delay until August
26 its resolution on the above case, the Task Force continued to discuss and
negotiate with PRA to work toward an appropriate re-development of that site.

The
Task Force has continued to stress with PRA the importance of a premium
development that will have a long term positive impact on our neighborhood’s
quality of life and property values.Despite the best efforts of the Task Force and Provident Realty
Advisors, the parties have not been able to reach agreement on several critical
aspects of the proposed development.

In
recognition of the differences between the Meadows’ needs and the developer’s
ability to make specific commitments to the Meadows, and the time pressures
from the current property owners, the developer has decided to discontinue
further negotiations with area neighborhoods and withdraw its application with
the City for re-zoning.It is
anticipated that the City will honor the developer’s request and remove the
Zoning application from consideration.Thus, it is not necessary for
neighbors to attend this Thursday’s (August 26) hearing of the City Plan
Commission.

The
past six months have consumed an enormous amount of time and energy on the part
of your Neighborhood Association and its volunteers.These volunteers included not only the Civic Affairs
Committee and Development & Zoning Task Force, but countless other
neighbors who took the time to provide feedback, those who assisted with
copying and distributing newsletters, and our Webmaster. This effort has
resulted in a better understanding of the neighborhood’s willingness to
consider redevelopment of this very important piece of property adjoining The
Meadows and the conditions under which that development should occur.This investment of time and energy will only
have positive effects for our neighborhood as we consider future development
prospects for the properties in our immediate area.

This
is the final report from the current Task Force.As always, please contact The Meadows
Neighborhood Association for any ongoing news or important information
pertinent to our neighborhood.If you
are not currently receiving updates via email, please register your email
address from our website at www.themeadowsna.org